2 Chronicles 26:20 meaning and explanation
When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.
2 Chronicles 26:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Azariah and the priests confront King Uzziah inside the temple, where he has taken a censer to burn incense, a duty reserved for the descendants of Aaron. When they look at him, leprosy is already visible on his forehead, and the Hebrew word translated leprosy (tsara'at) covers a range of serious skin conditions under the law, not only modern leprosy.
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